Cleaners at London hospitals stage seven-day strike over pay More than 700 cleaners, security guards, catering staff and porters walk out after Serco refuses 30p a an hour pay rise Domestic staff in…Read more…
“London Recruits”
I had a meeting this evening with Peter Smith, Teachers Union NUT lead in Newham about Education Cuts.
In his youth Peter had been one of the “London Recruits”. As well as books there is a film out next year about their role in the struggle. …Read more…
Unite Sector Conferences 2017
Later this year the National Retired Members and all Unite sectors will hold their conferences in Brighton. Each sector conferences determines a sector’s own industrial policies provided that they are not inconsistent with the general policy and object…Read more…
Members accept HE pay offer
But employers still haven’t gone ‘far enough’ says UNISON
The article Members accept HE pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Supreme Court battle leads to survivors’ pension equality for same-sex couples
Congratulations to John Walker! For eleven years, he has been fighting his employer and the government, so that his husband can receive his pension when he dies. He had to fight because, until today, the law permitted same sex couples to be discriminated against. Today the Supreme Court upheld…Read more…
Beware ‘cashless’ society
Unite’s annual political school in Durham, in the week of the inspirational Miners’ Gala, was one of the best that I had attended. It’s an intense three days. This year was no different in…Read more…
Labour at The Forest Gate Festival – Saturday 15 July 2017
“The Forest Gate Festival first took place in 2000, on Osborne Road and has been going strong ever since. Usually held on the third Saturday of July, it’s a local street Festival organised by enthusiastic residents on a volunteering basis.From the start, the Festival has been about…Read more…
The incredible lightness of London Region UNISON in the health service
I wouldn’t want readers of this blog in the bowels of Congress House to think that I shall completely ignore the Greater London Region of UNISON now that I am simply a member, rather than holding any office.
Indeed, I was about to send greetings of solidarity in connection with the strike action by…Read more…
Where will we win a Labour Government?
Here is a link to the list of Tory held marginal seats which Labour needs to win in order to form a majority Government.
In Sussex the three Tory held target seats are Hastings and Rye, Crawley and East Worthing and Shoreham.
Of course we also need to…Read more…
The Taylor review: the yay, the meh, and the no way
The Taylor review is finally here, along with a pretty large sense of anti-climax. This isn’t the game changer those in insecure work were looking for. In assessing what it means, we’ve tried to keep in mind the people who told us about their experience of insecure work, of shifts being cancelled…Read more…
‘Failed spectacularly’
A much anticipated review into the gig economy has “spectacularly failed” to deliver protections for those in insecure work, Unite said today (July 11). The union said the review, by former…Read more…
Where is workers’ voice in Taylor’s Review?
11 July 2017
By John Hendy QC, IER Chair
Changes to the law to protect the rights of those who work for a living are essential. It is doubtful if the changes proposed by the Taylor Review are…Read more…
‘Matthew Taylor’s Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy – How a mountain gave birth to a mouse’
11 July 2017
By Nicola Countouris, Professor of Law at University College London; and Professor Keith D. Ewing, President of the IER
‘A mountain had gone into labour and was groaning terribly….Read more…
Local government SGE by-election result
By-election for the local government service group executive Cymru/Wales female seat
The article Local government SGE by-election result first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The Taylor Review isn’t the ‘game-changer’ that gig economy workers need
I worry that many gig economy employers will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning. The Taylor Review into modern employment practices publishes today. And from what we’ve seen, it’s not the game-changer needed to end insecurity and exploitation at work. We’d welcome any nuggets of good news….Read more…
UNISON comments on the Taylor review on modern employment practices
Commenting on the Taylor review on modern employment practices, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “There is serious room for improvement in employment practices particularly for home care…Read more…
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2017 Delegate Report
Fab guest post by top Branch activists Mitsy Harmon-Russell & Doreen Davies. Monday
Unison National Delegate Conferenced (NDC) started on the 19th June, 2017 delegates were allowed to check into their accommoda…Read more…
Getting on with Writing a Doctoral Thesis
Dear Colleagues,
Just a brief post to fill in the space since I last posted, and to comment briefly on the challenging, urgent process on writing a thesis ready for submission at the end of September.
I am sure the above comic strip speaks to the exp…Read more…
Russian-Chinese Joint Statement On Korean Conflict (full text)
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China are the Korean Peninsula’s neighbours, therefore the development of the situation in the region concerns the national interests of both…Read more…
Durham Miners Gala:
Upholding the Spirit and Traditions of the Miners! Building the Independent Political Movement of the Working Class! Statement of the Northern Region of RCPB(ML), July 8, 2017 The Durham Miners Gala…Read more…